Forest City man plans to tour country with lottery winnings

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Published: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 3:40 p.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 3:40 p.m.

RALEIGH — Felix Scism of Forest City plans to purchase a new motorhome and tour the United States with his wife after winning an $876,185 jackpot playing Carolina Cash 5. Scism realized he'd matched all five numbers in the Aug. 25 drawing while sitting in his home on Monday morning.

"I looked at the lottery's website and it said someone from Forest City had won," Scism said. "I wondered, ‘Could it be me?' Then I took the ticket out of my billfold and the numbers just seemed to be lit up."

Scism plans to use a portion of his winnings, worth $595,806 after state and federal taxes were withheld, to help his family. He purchased the lucky ticket, which beat odds of 1 in 575,757, at an Ingles in Forest City.

"I always wondered what it would feel like to win a big prize like this," Scism said. "Well, let me tell you how it feels. I felt a pounding in my chest and I just started jumping up and down. I started screaming and hollering. Even the dog started barking along with me. It feels great to have this blessing. It's nothing that you can prepare for."

Scism is the second player from Forest City this month to win a big lottery prize. Dan Royal scratched off the top prize playing a $5,000 a Week for Life! ticket. It was Royal's second big lottery win. In February of 2012, he won $750,000 playing Jumbo Bucks.

<p>RALEIGH — Felix Scism of Forest City plans to purchase a new motorhome and tour the United States with his wife after winning an $876,185 jackpot playing Carolina Cash 5. Scism realized he'd matched all five numbers in the Aug. 25 drawing while sitting in his home on Monday morning.</p><p>"I looked at the lottery's website and it said someone from Forest City had won," Scism said. "I wondered, 'Could it be me?' Then I took the ticket out of my billfold and the numbers just seemed to be lit up."</p><p>Scism plans to use a portion of his winnings, worth $595,806 after state and federal taxes were withheld, to help his family. He purchased the lucky ticket, which beat odds of 1 in 575,757, at an Ingles in Forest City.</p><p>"I always wondered what it would feel like to win a big prize like this," Scism said. "Well, let me tell you how it feels. I felt a pounding in my chest and I just started jumping up and down. I started screaming and hollering. Even the dog started barking along with me. It feels great to have this blessing. It's nothing that you can prepare for." </p><p>Scism is the second player from Forest City this month to win a big lottery prize. Dan Royal scratched off the top prize playing a $5,000 a Week for Life! ticket. It was Royal's second big lottery win. In February of 2012, he won $750,000 playing Jumbo Bucks.</p>